New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-13

they will pro badly be joined by the.
Moiuves from the river and the Tonto |
Moniuves from below. heard the
news yesterday, and / made up my
mind to come over here. It's pretty
serious, think. 3
tsWell, now, Doc, I call that square
IN you. Iguess, though, that the old
house will stand any attack the red
SKINS can make. although am none
the less obliged to you. q
But Mabel, your daughter
"she has weathered out more than
one storm along with me, and guess
she won't faze. But cometo the house
now and get some supper. "
The two men walked to the house,
and, going inside, found Mabel stand
ing by the table waiting for them. a.
very good meal was spread out, and
being very hungry, they did full JUS
tice to it. After supper Sam said to
the doctor, as they stood on the porch
together, the girl being on the inside
the house:
"Look here, Doc. I've been think
ing about what you said, and / am
going to take some animals up to the
little corral tonight.
'The little corral?''
eyes. You see that bluff" pointing
as he spoke to one about three hun
dred feet high, which was within one
hundred feet of the house. "On top
Of that there is a corral, and Ihave
got q way Of getting there without
any one seeing me. But just now
there are no animals there, and /
guess that I will take some round.
You stay here till come back
The old man took three mules from
the corral, and, riding one Of them,
went up the canon. Mabel and the
doctor sat on the porch and talked
to each other, as the short twilight Of
| the south rapidly faded into the dark
gray night. They had sat there about
| an hour, when suddenly old Quarlls
appeared, coming out OF the house.
1say, you folks, it is about nine
O'Clock, and Ireckon we'll 60 to bed:
Come along with me, Doc, and I'll
showyou where you are to Sleep
Bidding Mabel good night, the doc
tor did as he was told, and was soon
in as sound a sleep as he ever was in
his life, stretched out on the floor.
He never knew how long he
slept. When he walked up, there
was old Quarlls kneeling beside
him on the floor and shaking him.
| AS he opened his eyes, the old man
said to him:
I wake up, Doc. The redskins have
come, after ALL
In an instant the doctor was on his
feet, and the old man continued:
4. II heard the dogs barking some
time ago and got up. Then peeped
out and see by the moonlight the In
dams stampeding the stock out OF the
corral. Then came for you.'
The two men went to the door and
peeped out through the holes cut for
The rifles, In few minutes they saw
4 half a dozen Indians separate from
| the main band and come toward the
house. The old man raised his rife,
| and putting it through one OF the
1 holes, fred. Two Indians dropped,
| and the rest, with a yell, reiterated.
doctor you must take that end Of
the house. and / will take this. Ma.
bel" continued the old man to the
girl who had just entered the room,
you get the extra rifles out, and give
Doc a lot of cartridges and bring me
some. It is an Indian raid.
| The girl, without "a word, left the
room, and the doctor took up his
4 position at the window on the right
while old Sam went into the next room
a on the left.
i AS DR.. Blaisdell stood there waiting
to get sight at the Indians, and
tho ught OF the peril they were in, he
made one of the most important dis
! coyeries of his life He found that he
t loved the girl he was there to protect
IA thing which he had not known o1
before. Hewas conscious of q great
wave Of tenderness rushing over his
heart, and with it a savage feeling
that he would die fighting before she
should fall into the hands of the enc.
4 my.
/ When Mabel came into the room,
| carrying the rifles and ammunition.
| she said to him:
is there much danger?"
Il hope not, Mabel
II knew alWoman once oh! promise
me that you will kill me before they
| capture mel" and she ,clasped he1
hands around his arm.
Inc doctor put his arm around hel
waist and drew closer to him.
/ Mabel, my darling, ! promise
Epromise because Hove you-love you
with all my heart
The girls head sank on his shoulder
{ as she looked shyly down.
Sweet one, do you love met Look
at me one moment, Mabel
i The girl looked up and said:
4 ] am not frightened now, Doctor
Bending over. he kissed her in q sol
emn way that was almost like q bless.
ing; and he held her tight for few
seconds. It was their betrothal.
ST must 80, doctor, she said look
ing at him quietly.
! With one more kiss he released her,
3 and turned to his post OF observation.
i At that moment he saw. shoe ting out
of the crossword bushes, an arrow